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Piketon man killed in Saturday crash on U.S. 35

CHILLICOTHE - A Piketon man was killed in a crash with a dump truck on U.S. 35 on Saturday morning.

According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, Robert L. Kisor, 45, of Wellston, was driving a 2006 Kenworth dump truck northwest on U.S. 35 when it was struck in the rear at about 9 a.m. by a 2003 Ford Windstar driven by Richard L. Grooms, 69, of Piketon. Kisor’s vehicle went off the right side of the road after the crash occurred.

Union Township Fire Department had to remove Grooms and his passenger Rickie L. Grooms, 65, of Piketon, from the vehicle by mechanical means. Richard Grooms was pronounced dead at the scene and Rickie Grooms was flown by medical helicopter to Wexner Medical Center in Columbus with non-life threatening injuries, officials said.

Kisor was uninjured.

The westbound lanes of U.S. 35 were closed about three hours. The crash remains under investigation.